Metal tie and rail chair



Jan.. '9,

A. BERNIER.

METAL TVIE AND RAIL CHA-IR.

FILED SEPT. 9, 1922.

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5V WN WN Patented dan. 9, M7323.

trainee ANTH'IME JSERNIERy- ,Qr MONTREAL/QUEBEC; canape; 'v

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'Application neaseptember 9, 19227.I seriale. senese-f Zo @Zlio/m it mayconcern.' f

Be it known that l, ANTI-UME BERNinn, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and residing at the city of Montreal, in the' Prov ince ofQuebec, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented a newand useful MetalTie and Rail Chair, of which theifollowing isv wood for that purpose; tolighten the weightv of the casting without diminishing the strength; tofacilitate the laying of the rails gr to insure reliable and tightjoints; and generally-to provide a permanent tie that will reduce thecost of maintenance and increase safety to the public in railway travel.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the tie showing the rails4broken away.'v

Figure 2`isa longitudinal sectional view of the tie showing the rails incross section.

-F igure 3 is a cross sectional view on the l line ifi-A; in Figure 1.

Figure l is a cross sectional view on the line B-B in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail ofr a bolt suitable for usewith this invention.

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view on the line Ce-C in Figurel. c

Figure 7 is a detail of a fastening plate.

Like numerals ofk reference indicate corresponding parts in the variousfigures Referring to the' drawings, the body 1 of the tie is formed of acasting or rolled plate preferably of iron having the rail chair ends 2and 3 converging each innerend to the narrow neck il and thelongitudinal slots 5 and 6 in each of the said chair ends 2 and 3providing a central bar "T forming a contin. nation of the neck 4i.

The triple lugs S and the triple lugs 9 project outwardly from the chairends 2 and 3 respectively, the central lugs projecting from the centralbarsT towardsvthe inner ends and the outer lugs projecting from theouter bars 10.

The central lugs'arereinforced by the-rib l r` y' llezitendinaalongtheneCkintO Said legs and the outer, lugs short ribs 12, j

:The tingle: lugs ..13 :lt are; the. full width ofthe chair ends2 and 3and forni the recesses 15 and 16 for the joint plate 'and rail baserespectively with vertical inner walls 17 and 18 corresponding tosimilar vertical walls in therecesses 19 and 20 formed,

by the triple lugs 8 and 9.

.eA .reinforced bri the' The single lug 14 is closer to the triple ylugs 9 than thesingle lug 13 is to the triple n lugs 8 as Where thekchair ends support the rail k21 intermediate of its length only afastening plate 22'is necessary, but where the rails 23 and 24 meet onthe chair 2 the joint plates 25 land 26 are required.

The plate 22 vis formed with thebase 27 wedge-shaped to lit in therecess-20 and the extension 28 covering the rail base and merging intothe vertical flange 29 against the weblof the rail. The' upper face ofthe eX- tension 28is flattenedfor bolt heads and the bolt holes 30 withkey slots 31 extend throughthe plate.

The jointplates 25 and 26 are similarly formed and the saine indicatingnumerals apply but the plates lit into the recesseslL and 19. n Thebolts 32 are made with the square or polygonal head 33 and plain stem311 having the keys 35 from the stem' underv the head j and-the keys '3Gat right angles `to ther keys n 35 from the stem at the lower ends.

rPhe key bolts 32 in completing the fastening, are inserted through thejoint plates,

rail bases and tie, the slots 37 for the lower l i keys 36 extendingythrough the metalv of the tie into the circular recesses 3S in whichthe keys 36 may turn freely. The key bolts'32 are turned in the recesses38 before the` upper keys 35 are inserted in the key slots 31,

* therefore the keys 36 are out of register with the slots 37, when theupper keys are in place in the slots 31.` Y

In installing these ties and chairs the rails .are laid between theouter single lugs and inner triple lugs and where'a joint of two railsoccurs joint plates are inserted and driven in until they registerv withthe ,holes in the rails and in the ties'when the bolts are j dropped inland turned until the top keys find thekey slots in the plates. Only thesingle fastening plate is needed where the rail passes over a tie andthis is driven in and locked by bolts in the saine Way as the jointplates.

What I claim is:

l. In a metal tie and rail chair, a body having rail chairs at the endsand bolt holes through said chairs, fastening plates having bolt holestherethrough and extending over the rail base, and bolts in said holesand adapted to be inserted through the rail base and lock under saidbody. y

2. In a metal tie and rail chair, a body having a reinforced neckportion connecting two broadened ends slotted longitudinally formingcentral and outer bars, the

latter having slotted bolt holes leading to `\15 recesses in the underfaces, each broadened end having triple inner lugs and single outerlugs, fastening plates engaging in recesses formed by said lugs andhaving key slotted bolt holes, rails having bolt holes, and bolts havinga suitable head and upper keys under said head engaging the plates insaid key slots and lower keys at the end of the stein engaging saidouter bars beyond the key slots.

Signed at Montreal, Canada, this 14th

